Collection of various digital tablets and smartphones displaying the Kno app with educational content, notes, and diagrams.

Digital textbooks and classroom tools

KNO INC. (acquired by Intel Education),
Santa Clara, California

2014

A suite of apps that help students collaborate, engage more deeply with e-textbooks and study tools. The team built apps for iPad, iOS desktop, Android, Windows 7 & 8, and a web app.

Installed in the Giants of Land and Sea exhibit – 2018

Example of the Kno digital textbook homepage on a ipad tablet.

Home screen

Enhance learning with digital flashcard. Students select if they know they content "Not Well" , "Somewhat" , or "Very Well".

Flashcards app to help students with test taking and comprehension.

Example of Kno textbook with annotations. The mockup shows several highlighted and color-coded notes and options to add text, pen, or photo/video notes.

Annotation tools

Example of of SmartLinks to include multimedia content alongside textbook content.

A feature called SmartLinks. This includes multimedia enhancements of textbook content.

Original Design

Homepage for Kno app before re-design.

Home screen prior to re-design

Original design for flashcards in the Kno app.

Flashcard app prior to re-design

Original design of SmartLinks in the Kno app.

SmartLinks enhancement of textbooks prior to re-design

original design of notes and annotations inside of the Kno app.

Annotation tool design prior to re-design

The Team

Andrew Sawyer – Visual Design
Josh Hall – Creative Director
Robert Girvin – UX
Ityam Deshpande – UX
Thomas Hanna – Content
Daniel Annese – Visual Design